Three-peat guest Allison Pataki returns to talk about her latest historical novel, The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post. Allison and Zibby discuss the number of ways in which Marjorie was ahead of her time, such as how she ran her family's food empire from behind the scenes, hired those in need of work during The Great Depression, opened hospitals and canteens when they were needed most, and even how she sold her yacht to the U.S. Navy to use during World War II. Allison also shares how the pandemic impacted the amount of time she spent immersed in Marjorie's world and how she originally became involved in it.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3sO3JUNBookshop: https://bit.ly/3gSEZFhSubscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.